Horizons of Kent and Queen Anne's
Kent School, 400 South Cross Street, Suite 5, Chestertown, MD 21620
About
Horizons of Kent and Queen Anne's is a 6-week summer academic and enrichment program that includes targeted support in reading and math. The program offers swim instruction and enrichment activities like chess as part of its summer schedule.
• Ages: 4–13 years old
• Schedule: 6-week summer academic and enrichment program
• Price: tuition-free
Horizons of Kent and Queen Anne’s hallmark is its tuition-free, academic and enrichment program serving PreK–8th grade students in families from underserved communities. The program focuses on reducing summer learning loss, often called the “summer slide,” and on closing the opportunity gap in Kent and Queen Anne’s counties. Students and families are required to follow an attendance policy and return every year until the student graduates in 8th grade, and alumni in high school are encouraged to return as paid teachers’ assistants called Student Support Leaders. Each summer centers on a new theme that connects to enrichment activities.
Horizons of Kent and Queen Anne's is an affiliate of Horizons National and is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The first Horizons program began in 1964 at New Canaan Country School in New Canaan, CT. The leadership team includes Emily Murphy, Executive Director; Vickie Anderson, Office Coordinator; Kristin O'Neil, Kent County Site Director; Patrick Hopkins, QAC Site Director; Cheryl Fracassi, Middle School Washington College Site Director; and Teresa Dellamura, Enrollment Director. The board leadership includes Kate Goodall Gray, President – President, Property Development and Management; Nancy Nunn, Vice President – Assistant Director, Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology; Jim Wright, Treasurer – Retired Attorney, Partner, Venable Law Firm; Michelle Johnson – Professor, Washington College; John Lewis – Head of School, The Gunston School; Chris McClary – Real Estate Broker, McClary Realty; Nancy Mugele – Head of School, Kent School; Robert Thompson – Senior Vice President & Loan Officer, Chesapeake Bank and Trust Company; and Isabel Hardesty – Leadership and Strategic Planning Consultant, Due East Partners.
Horizons works with guidance counselors at local elementary and middle schools, who identify students who would be good candidates for the program, and the program maintains a rapport with each guidance counselor. Horizons also forges relationships with nonprofits and individuals in the community that align with a new theme every summer and add to the enrichment activities, and it introduces students to different careers.
Current parents report that they value the way the program keeps children engaged and in the routine of being in school and that children have the chance to swim multiple days a week. Parents also note that the program teaches children to swim and that they see this as a valuable skill. Another parent reports that Horizons has provided information on life skills, how students should conduct themselves, and has helped improve math knowledge.
Last updated July 20, 2026.
• Ages: 4–13 years old
• Schedule: 6-week summer academic and enrichment program
• Price: tuition-free
Horizons of Kent and Queen Anne’s hallmark is its tuition-free, academic and enrichment program serving PreK–8th grade students in families from underserved communities. The program focuses on reducing summer learning loss, often called the “summer slide,” and on closing the opportunity gap in Kent and Queen Anne’s counties. Students and families are required to follow an attendance policy and return every year until the student graduates in 8th grade, and alumni in high school are encouraged to return as paid teachers’ assistants called Student Support Leaders. Each summer centers on a new theme that connects to enrichment activities.
Horizons of Kent and Queen Anne's is an affiliate of Horizons National and is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The first Horizons program began in 1964 at New Canaan Country School in New Canaan, CT. The leadership team includes Emily Murphy, Executive Director; Vickie Anderson, Office Coordinator; Kristin O'Neil, Kent County Site Director; Patrick Hopkins, QAC Site Director; Cheryl Fracassi, Middle School Washington College Site Director; and Teresa Dellamura, Enrollment Director. The board leadership includes Kate Goodall Gray, President – President, Property Development and Management; Nancy Nunn, Vice President – Assistant Director, Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology; Jim Wright, Treasurer – Retired Attorney, Partner, Venable Law Firm; Michelle Johnson – Professor, Washington College; John Lewis – Head of School, The Gunston School; Chris McClary – Real Estate Broker, McClary Realty; Nancy Mugele – Head of School, Kent School; Robert Thompson – Senior Vice President & Loan Officer, Chesapeake Bank and Trust Company; and Isabel Hardesty – Leadership and Strategic Planning Consultant, Due East Partners.
Horizons works with guidance counselors at local elementary and middle schools, who identify students who would be good candidates for the program, and the program maintains a rapport with each guidance counselor. Horizons also forges relationships with nonprofits and individuals in the community that align with a new theme every summer and add to the enrichment activities, and it introduces students to different careers.
Current parents report that they value the way the program keeps children engaged and in the routine of being in school and that children have the chance to swim multiple days a week. Parents also note that the program teaches children to swim and that they see this as a valuable skill. Another parent reports that Horizons has provided information on life skills, how students should conduct themselves, and has helped improve math knowledge.
Last updated July 20, 2026.
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